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  1. Epilepsy is a neurological condition that is highly prevalent among children and adolescents with 80% of the victims living in low- and middle-income countries (LMIC). Epilepsy is associated with high levels o...

    Authors: Joseph Kirabira, Jimmy Ben Forry, Alison Annet Kinengyere, Wilson Adriko, Abdallah Amir, Godfrey Z. Rukundo and Dickens Akena
    Citation: Systematic Reviews 2019 8:21
  2. Patient-reported outcomes and experience measures (jointly referred to here as PROs) are internationally recognized as a means for patients to provide information about their quality of life, symptoms, and exp...

    Authors: Kara Schick-Makaroff, Onouma Thummapol, Stephanie Thompson, Rachel Flynn, Mehri Karimi-Dehkordi, Scott Klarenbach, Richard Sawatzky and Joanne Greenhalgh
    Citation: Systematic Reviews 2019 8:20
  3. Overviews of reviews (overviews) compile information from multiple systematic reviews (SRs) to provide a single synthesis of relevant evidence for decision-making. Overviews may identify multiple SRs that exam...

    Authors: Michelle Pollock, Ricardo M. Fernandes, Amanda S. Newton, Shannon D. Scott and Lisa Hartling
    Citation: Systematic Reviews 2019 8:18
  4. The prevalence of phantom limb pain (PLP) in people with amputations is unclear because of the conflicting reports across the literature. It is proposed that the conflicting reports on the prevalence of PLP ar...

    Authors: Katleho Limakatso, Gillian J. Bedwell, Victoria J. Madden and Romy Parker
    Citation: Systematic Reviews 2019 8:17
  5. Architectural division of aseptic and septic operating theatres is a distinct structural feature of surgical departments in Germany. Internationally, hygienists and microbiologists mainly recommend functional ...

    Authors: Romy Scholz, Alexander Hönning, Julia Seifert, Nikolai Spranger and Dirk Stengel
    Citation: Systematic Reviews 2019 8:16
  6. Gait impairment is a hallmark of multiple sclerosis (MS) which significantly endangers the quality of life of the individual. Inertial measurement units (IMUs) are small, light wearable sensors that can be use...

    Authors: A. Vienne-Jumeau, F. Quijoux, P. P. Vidal and D. Ricard
    Citation: Systematic Reviews 2019 8:15
  7. Inadequate vaccine stock management in health facilities leads to vaccine stock-outs. The latter threatens the success of immunisation programmes. Countries have used various approaches to reduce stock-outs an...

    Authors: Chinwe Juliana Iwu, Anelisa Jaca, Leila H. Abdullahi, Ntombenhle Judith Ngcobo and Charles Shey Wiysonge
    Citation: Systematic Reviews 2019 8:14
  8. Systematic reviews of randomised trials guide policy and healthcare decisions. Yet, we observed that some reviews judge randomised trials as high or unclear risk of bias (ROB) for sequence generation, potentia...

    Authors: Francesca Wuytack, Maria Regan, Linda Biesty, Pauline Meskell, Jennifer E. Lutomski, Martin O’Donnell, Shaun Treweek and Declan Devane
    Citation: Systematic Reviews 2019 8:13
  9. Rates of STIs continue to rise worldwide, and novel evidence-based interventions such as text messaging aimed at improving client services are needed. We conducted a meta-analysis to evaluate text messaging to...

    Authors: Darlene Taylor, Carole Lunny, Petra Lolić, Orion Warje, Jasmina Geldman, Tom Wong, Mark Gilbert, Richard Lester and Gina Ogilvie
    Citation: Systematic Reviews 2019 8:12
  10. While 80% of critically ill patients treated in an intensive care unit (ICU) will survive, survivors often suffer a constellation of new or worsening physical, cognitive, and psychiatric complications, termed ...

    Authors: A. Fuchsia Howard, Leanne Currie, Vicky Bungay, Margaret Meloche, Robert McDermid, Sarah Crowe, Andrea Ryce, William Harding and Gregory Haljan
    Citation: Systematic Reviews 2019 8:11
  11. The charitable food assistance system has an influential role in the larger effort to curtail the problem of food insecurity globally. They often play a crucial role in meeting the food security needs of the p...

    Authors: Sizwe Makhunga, Tivani Mashamba-Thompson and Khumbulani Hlongwana
    Citation: Systematic Reviews 2019 8:10
  12. Palmitoylethanolamide (PEA) belong to endocannabinoid family, a group of fatty acid amides. PEA has been proven to have analgesic and anti-inflammatory activity and has been used in several controlled studies ...

    Authors: Maria Beatrice Passavanti, Aniello Alfieri, Maria Caterina Pace, Vincenzo Pota, Pasquale Sansone, Giacomo Piccinno, Manlio Barbarisi, Caterina Aurilio and Marco Fiore
    Citation: Systematic Reviews 2019 8:9
  13. There is a great deal of variation in the design and delivery of patient navigator (PN) programs, making it difficult to design or adopt these interventions in new contexts. We (1) systematically reviewed the ...

    Authors: Laura Desveaux, Kerry McBrien, Lianne Barnieh and Noah M. Ivers
    Citation: Systematic Reviews 2019 8:8
  14. Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a disorder that develops following exposure to severely stressful events. Altered cortisol secretion has been reported in PTSD; however, results have been inconsistent. ...

    Authors: Leigh Luella van den Heuvel, Simonne Wright, Sharain Suliman, Tobias Stalder, Clemens Kirschbaum and Soraya Seedat
    Citation: Systematic Reviews 2019 8:7
  15. Malnutrition affects a third of the global population with low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) being the most affected. Most of those affected by malnutrition have limited means of determining their nutri...

    Authors: T. S. Dhlamini, D. Kuupiel and T. P. Mashamba-Thompson
    Citation: Systematic Reviews 2019 8:6
  16. Pandemic mortality rates in 1918 and in 2009 were highest among those with the lowest socioeconomic status (SES). Despite this, low SES groups are not included in the list of groups prioritized for pandemic va...

    Authors: Svenn-Erik Mamelund, Clare Shelley-Egan and Ole Rogeberg
    Citation: Systematic Reviews 2019 8:5
  17. Metabolic syndrome (MetS) is a constellation of conditions that increase the risk of cardiovascular diseases. It is an emerging concern in sub-Saharan African (SSA) countries, particularly because of an increa...

    Authors: Olamide O. Todowede, Solange Z. Mianda and Benn Sartorius
    Citation: Systematic Reviews 2019 8:4
  18. Different tools exist for assessing risk of bias of intervention studies for systematic reviews. We present a tool for assessing risk of bias across both randomized and non-randomized study designs. The tool w...

    Authors: Caitlin E. Kennedy, Virginia A. Fonner, Kevin A. Armstrong, Julie A. Denison, Ping Teresa Yeh, Kevin R. O’Reilly and Michael D. Sweat
    Citation: Systematic Reviews 2019 8:3
  19. Median nerve cross-sectional area (CSA) is the primary sonographic parameter for assessing and diagnosing median nerve pathology, such as carpal tunnel syndrome. However, variability in the sensitivity of diag...

    Authors: Sandy C. Takata, Lynn Kysh, Wendy J. Mack and Shawn C. Roll
    Citation: Systematic Reviews 2019 8:2
  20. Midwives’ practices during the second stage of labour vary nationally and internationally. We aim to retrieve evidence that supports high-quality intrapartum care by conducting a systematic review of the liter...

    Authors: Corine J. Verhoeven, Dale Spence, Viola Nyman, René H. J. Otten and Maria Healy
    Citation: Systematic Reviews 2019 8:1
  21. Toxic alcohols have been implicated in accidental ingestions and intentional exposures. Recognition of toxic alcohol poisoning is challenging. The main treatment modalities include antidotes with alcohol dehyd...

    Authors: Carol Wang, Daniel Samaha, Swapnil Hiremath, Lindsey Sikora, Manish M. Sood, Salmaan Kanji and Edward G. Clark
    Citation: Systematic Reviews 2018 7:250
  22. Placenta praevia refers to a placenta located in the lower segment of the uterus. This abnormal location predisposes the placenta to abnormal bleeding with an increased risk of premature labour. The merits of ...

    Authors: Frederick Morfaw, Mercy Fundoh, Jessica Bartoszko, Lawrence Mbuagbaw and Lehana Thabane
    Citation: Systematic Reviews 2018 7:249
  23. Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae are the most commonly reported sexually transmitted infections in Canada. Existing national guidance on screening for these infections was not based on a systematic...

    Authors: Jennifer Pillay, Ainsley Moore, Prinon Rahman, Gabriel Lewin, Donna Reynolds, John Riva, Guyléne Thériault, Brett Thombs, Brenda Wilson, Joan Robinson, Amanda Ramdyal, Geneviéve Cadieux, Robin Featherstone, Anne N. Burchell, Jo-Anne Dillon, Ameeta Singh…
    Citation: Systematic Reviews 2018 7:248
  24. Achilles tendon ruptures are a common injury and are increasing in incidence. Several management strategies exist for both non-operative and operative care, with each strategy offering unique risks and benefit...

    Authors: Brad Meulenkamp, Dawn Stacey, Dean Fergusson, Brian Hutton, Risa Shorr MLIS and Ian D. Graham
    Citation: Systematic Reviews 2018 7:247
  25. Antimicrobial resistance generates a huge health and economic burden and has the potential to become the leading cause of death globally, but its underlying drivers are yet to be fully described. The associati...

    Authors: Titus H. Divala, Elizabeth L. Corbett, Helen R. Stagg, Marriott Nliwasa, Derek J. Sloan, Neil French and Katherine L. Fielding
    Citation: Systematic Reviews 2018 7:246
  26. There is a significant worldwide increase in type 2 diabetes mellitus and gestational diabetes (T2DM/GDM) linked to a range of associated comorbidities and rising healthcare costs. It has been shown that an in...

    Authors: Jessica Breuing, Dawid Pieper, Annika Lena Neuhaus, Simone Heß, Lena Lütkemeier, Fabiola Haas, Mark Spiller and Christine Graf
    Citation: Systematic Reviews 2018 7:245

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  27. Musculoskeletal injuries (MSI) represent more than half of all injuries in tactical populations (i.e., military service and public safety workers including police, firefighters, emergency medical services (EMS...

    Authors: Shawn D. Flanagan, Kellen T. Krajewski, Aaron M. Sinnott, Caleb D. Johnson, Shawn R. Eagle, Alice D. LaGoy, Meaghan E. Beckner, Anne Z. Beethe, Rose Turner, Mita T. Lovalekar, Courtenay Dunn-Lewis, Chris Connaboy and Bradley C. Nindl
    Citation: Systematic Reviews 2018 7:244
  28. In this article, conceptualization of well-being is a starting point. According to Diener, subjective well-being refers to all kinds of evaluation, both positive and negative, people make about their own lives...

    Authors: Viviane Cruvinel Di Castro, Janete Capel Hernandes, Mauro Elias Mendonça and Celmo Celeno Porto
    Citation: Systematic Reviews 2018 7:243
  29. Systematic reviews, which assess the risk of bias in included studies, are increasingly used to develop environmental hazard assessments and public health guidelines. These research areas typically rely on evi...

    Authors: Lisa Bero, Nicholas Chartres, Joanna Diong, Alice Fabbri, Davina Ghersi, Juleen Lam, Agnes Lau, Sally McDonald, Barbara Mintzes, Patrice Sutton, Jessica Louise Turton and Tracey J. Woodruff
    Citation: Systematic Reviews 2018 7:242
  30. Chronic fatigue syndrome or myalgic encephalomyelitis (CFS/ME) is an illness characterised by profound and pervasive fatigue in addition to a heterogeneous constellation of symptoms. The aetiology of this cond...

    Authors: S. Du Preez, M. Corbitt, H. Cabanas, N. Eaton, D. Staines and S. Marshall-Gradisnik
    Citation: Systematic Reviews 2018 7:241
  31. Measuring wellbeing has never been so important. With the rapid growth of workplace wellbeing interventions, determining their effectiveness is not only good science but also good practice. A wide variety of w...

    Authors: Rebecca J. Jarden, Margaret Sandham, Richard J. Siegert and Jane Koziol-McLain
    Citation: Systematic Reviews 2018 7:240
  32. The impact of deworming on parasite load, nutritional status and other health outcomes of non-pregnant adolescent girls and adult women is uncertain.

    Authors: Elizabeth Tanjong Ghogomu, Shalini Suresh, Pura Rayco-Solon, Alomgir Hossain, Jessie McGowan, Juan Pablo Peña-Rosas and Vivian Welch
    Citation: Systematic Reviews 2018 7:239
  33. Self-management interventions have been proposed as effective strategies to improve health and well-being and promote optimal coping in cancer survivors. Several reviews have shown benefits of self-management ...

    Authors: Colleen Ann Cuthbert, Haider H. Samawi, Brenda R. Hemmelgarn and Winson Y. Cheung
    Citation: Systematic Reviews 2018 7:238
  34. Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a highly progressive and debilitating neurodegenerative disease, which usually leads to the death of affected individuals within a few years after the onset of symptoms. ...

    Authors: Elmira Agah, Fatemeh Saleh, Hossein Sanjari Moghaddam, Amene Saghazadeh, Abbas Tafakhori and Nima Rezaei
    Citation: Systematic Reviews 2018 7:237
  35. It is now more important than ever to equip paramedic students, the likely future managers and leaders of ambulance services, with the knowledge and skills of improvement science. Effective teaching requires a...

    Authors: Robin Pap, Louis Shabella, Alan J. Morrison, Paul M. Simpson and David M. Williams
    Citation: Systematic Reviews 2018 7:236
  36. Internationally, tobacco smoking is a leading cause of mortality, morbidity and health inequality. In England, despite increasing awareness about importance of public health interventions to reduce smoking, ab...

    Authors: Tuba Saygın Avşar, Hugh McLeod and Louise Jackson
    Citation: Systematic Reviews 2018 7:235
  37. Given the increasing burden of breast cancer in the low- and middle-income countries, cost-effective approaches are needed to improve the early detection of breast cancer in these continents. Global policies a...

    Authors: Adwoa Bemah Bonsu and Busisiwe Purity Ncama
    Citation: Systematic Reviews 2018 7:234
  38. Ecological momentary assessments (EMAs) and ecological momentary interventions (EMIs) represent a novel approach for the assessment and delivery of psychological support to depressed patients in daily life. Be...

    Authors: Desirée Colombo, Azucena Garcia Palacios, Javier Fernandez Alvarez, Andrea Patané, Michelle Semonella, Pietro Cipresso, Marta Kwiatkowska, Giuseppe Riva and Cristina Botella
    Citation: Systematic Reviews 2018 7:233
  39. Existing evidence on the association between exposure to bullying and sleep is limited and inconclusive. The aims of this planned systematic review and meta-analysis are therefore (1) to determine whether expo...

    Authors: Morten Birkeland Nielsen, Ståle Pallesen, Anette Harris and Ståle Valvatne Einarsen
    Citation: Systematic Reviews 2018 7:232
  40. Stroke secondary prevention guidelines recommend medication prescription and adherence, active education and behavioural counselling regarding lifestyle risk factors. To impact on recurrent vascular events, po...

    Authors: Olive Lennon, Catherine Blake, Jo Booth, Alex Pollock and Maggie Lawrence
    Citation: Systematic Reviews 2018 7:231
  41. Suicide is one of the leading causes of death among children and adolescents. Most studies about the burden and risk factors for suicide have been conducted in high-income countries. However, there is a dearth...

    Authors: Godfrey Zari Rukundo, Elizabeth Kemigisha, Moses Ocan, Wilson Adriko and Dickens Howard Akena
    Citation: Systematic Reviews 2018 7:230
  42. The risk of developing cardiovascular disease can be directly correlated to one’s resting blood pressure (BP), age, and biological sex. Resting BP may be successfully reduced using handgrip exercise training, ...

    Authors: Danielle C. Bentley, Cindy H. Nguyen and Scott G. Thomas
    Citation: Systematic Reviews 2018 7:229
  43. The worldwide incidence and prevalence of diabetes mellitus (DM) are increasing. DM has a high social and economic burden due to its complications and associated disorders. Peripheral arterial disease (PAD) is...

    Authors: Carolina Dutra Queiroz Flumignan, Fábio Cabral Freitas Amaral, Ronald Luiz Gomes Flumignan, Vladimir Tonello Vasconcelos, Gabriela Araújo Attie, Raul Muffato Daolio, Henrique Jorge Guedes-Neto, Jorge Eduardo de Amorim, José Carlos Costa Baptista-Silva and Luis Carlos Uta Nakano
    Citation: Systematic Reviews 2018 7:228
  44. Within increasingly constrained school timetables, interventions that integrate academic and health education to reduce substance use and violence may hold promise as a category of intervention that can positi...

    Authors: Tara Tancred, Sara Paparini, G. J. Melendez-Torres, Adam Fletcher, James Thomas, Rona Campbell and Chris Bonell
    Citation: Systematic Reviews 2018 7:227
  45. Acute myocardial infarction (MI) remains one of the leading causes of death worldwide with no curative therapy available. Stem cell therapies have been gaining interest as a means to repair the cardiac tissue ...

    Authors: Kashif Khan, Karina Gasbarrino, Ibtisam Mahmoud, Georges Makhoul, Bin Yu, Line Dufresne, Stella S. Daskalopoulou, Adel Schwertani and Renzo Cecere
    Citation: Systematic Reviews 2018 7:225
  46. A growing number of postdoctoral scholars are following diverse career paths that require broad skill sets to ensure success. Yet, most postdoctoral professional learning and development initiatives are intend...

    Authors: Lorelli Nowell, K. Alix Hayden, Carol Berenson, Natasha Kenny, Nancy Chick and Carolyn Emery
    Citation: Systematic Reviews 2018 7:224
  47. Depression and non-communicable diseases (NCDs) account for a growing burden on health systems in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). Depression is generally associated with the outcomes of NCDs and is a...

    Authors: Michael Udedi, Brian Pence, Felix Kauye and Adamson S. Muula
    Citation: Systematic Reviews 2018 7:223
  48. Peripheral neuropathies are a common complication in patients with diabetes. Changes in nerve function and central pain processing can be quantified by assessing pain thresholds and pain modulation mechanisms.

    Authors: Eva Sierra-Silvestre, Leanne Bisset and Michel W. Coppieters
    Citation: Systematic Reviews 2018 7:222

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